Hackers continue to find ingenious ways to infiltrate organizations and compromise sensitive data. Recently, a peculiar attack vector emerged—one that leverages an unsuspecting source: a Python clone of the classic Minesweeper game.
In this blog post, we delve into the details of this novel attack and explore the implications for cybersecurity professionals.
The Trojanized Minesweeper Clone
The Setup
The attack begins innocuously enough—an email arrives in an employee’s inbox, seemingly from a legitimate medical center.
The subject line reads, “Personal Web Archive of Medical Documents.” Curiosity piqued, the recipient opens the email and finds a Dropbox link to download a 33MB SCR file. The file claims to contain a web archive of medical documents, but hidden within its code lies a sinister secret.
The Malicious Payload
The SCR file contains two distinct components:
Legitimate Minesweeper Code
- The attackers cleverly embed code from a Python clone of the classic Minesweeper game. This seemingly harmless code serves as camouflage, distracting security scanners and human reviewers.
- The Minesweeper game runs as expected, creating a façade of normalcy.
Malicious Python Script
- Concealed within the Minesweeper code, a malicious Python script lies dormant.
- When executed, this script connects to a re
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